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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He and his wife were killed by a Serbian assassin. Occured in Sarajevo. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
Austria declares war on Serbia because they hired assassins to kill the heir to their throne (Archduke Fancis Ferdinand). -
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World War 1
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First Battle of the Marne
The battle was between France & Great Britain vs. Germany. It occured at the Marne River. The Allies won. More than 260,000 were wounded for the allies. About 220,000 were wounded on Germany's side. -
Beginning of Trench Warfare
Its basically an army or soldiers fighting in trenches, so they don't get wounded. Everybody began to fight like this in World War 1. -
First Battle of the Dardanelles
The Allies tried to take over the Ottoman capital, but they failed at trying to do so. This was they first time they attempted this. -
Second Battle of the Dardanelles
The was the second attempt to take over the Ottoman capital of Constantinople and secure a sea route to Russia. It occured at the Gallipoli peninsula, Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans won again. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
It was sunk by the Germans. Americans were on the ship. It came from New York. America was neutral at this point. -
Battle of Verdun
Battle was between the Fench and the Germans. It occured in France. The Germans want to capture the city of Verdun, and they wanted to inflict a much higher casualty count on its French adversary. The French won. -
Battle of the Somme
This battle was fought so the French could be relieved from the Battle of Vurden. It was also the debut of the Tank. The battle ended with a tie. -
Germany begins unrestricted warfare
German basically stoppes fighting the war traditionally. -
US declares war on Germany
US finally enters the war, and joins the allies side. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The is a treaty Russia and Germany made together. Russia drops out of the War -
World War I ends
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies . The Allies win World War 1 -
Treaty of Versailles signed
This was the treay Germany signe with the Allies. World War 1 was officailly over.
